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Zipper

The hookless fastener. Many great innovations simply speed up or eliminate the actions that...

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Telesurgery

The remote operation. Innovation often involves marrying seemingly unrelated methods to tackle pressing problems....

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Syndicated Journalism

The insight readers wait for. Anyone who grew up with Ann Landers and Dear Abby...

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Retail Cosmetics

The new way to be ladylike. Born in 1878, Florence Nightingale Graham learned about...

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Peanut Butter

The protein substitute. Step aside, George Washington Carver. Contrary to almost universal belief, the...

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Multi-touch screens

The pinch and the zoom. Innovators had the idea for multi-touch screens in their...

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Light Bulb

The bright future. Thomas Edison didn’t invent the electric light bulb. Credit for that...

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Life Jacket

The Inuit fisher’s insurance. When exposed to Canada’s frigid waters, both coastal and inland,...

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Kayak

The high-speed hunter. The kayak is the hunter’s boat in name; it means exactly...

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Jolly Jumper

The back saver. Life is hard enough with two arms. When one of them...

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